n. [ OE. hulke a heavy ship, AS. hulc a light, swift ship; akin to D. hulk a ship of burden, G. holk, OHG. holcho; perh. fr. LL. holcas, Gr. &unr_;, prop., a ship which is towed, fr. &unr_; to draw, drag, tow. Cf. Wolf, Holcad. ]
Shear hulk,
The hulks,
v. t. [ Cf. MLG. holken to hollow out, Sw. hålka. ] To take out the entrails of; to disembowel;
n. [ OE. hulke a heavy ship, AS. hulc a light, swift ship; akin to D. hulk a ship of burden, G. holk, OHG. holcho; perh. fr. LL. holcas, Gr. &unr_;, prop., a ship which is towed, fr. &unr_; to draw, drag, tow. Cf. Wolf, Holcad. ]
Shear hulk,
The hulks,
v. t. [ Cf. MLG. holken to hollow out, Sw. hålka. ] To take out the entrails of; to disembowel;